17/05/2021
كان أدم وحواء يتمتعان بحياة هادئة مطمئنة فى جنة عدن، كان أيضآ هناك الطيور والحيوانات بمختلف أجناسها تحيا فى سلام وأمان....جميع الحيوانات بلا إستثناء كانت آكلات عشب، لم يكن الأسد ليأكل الغزال ولا الذئب يفترس الحمل، لم تكن الثعابين والعقارب تحتوى بداخلها سم قاتل حيث أن الجنة كانت تتمتع بالسلام والخير التام، لم يكن للشر والعدوان مأوى بين من يسكن الجنة أبدآ.
كانت الحية على غير صورتها التى هى عليه اليوم، فلقد كانت ذات أقدام وجناحان وكانت تطير فى جميع أماكن الجنة، وذات يوم طلب إبليس من الحية أن يدخل إلى الجنة بأن تفتح فمها وتحمله بداخلها وأغواها بحيلة ماكرة حتى امتثلت لرغبته وادخلته فى جوفها.
ظلت وصية الله لآدم وحواء بعدم إقترابهما من شجرة المعرفة ثابتة بأذهانهما، وذات يوم ابتعدت حواء عن آدم إلى مكان قريبآ من تلك الشجرة. ومن داخل الحية رأى إبليس حواء وقد علم من الحية بوصية الله لأدم وحواء تجاه شجرة المعرفة.....
1 وَكَانَتِ الْحَيَّةُ أَحْيَلَ جَمِيعِ حَيَوَانَاتِ الْبَرِّيَّةِ الَّتِي عَمِلَهَا الرَّبُّ الإِلهُ، فَقَالَتْ لِلْمَرْأَةِ: «أَحَقًّا قَالَ اللهُ لاَ تَأْكُلاَ مِنْ كُلِّ شَجَرِ الْجَنَّةِ؟».( سفر التكوين3-1)
وجه إبليس من فم الحية سؤاله للمرأة لا لعدم معرفته بل إستدراجآ لها لإتمام رغبته فى إفساد المرأة وإفساد كل ما فى الجنة معها، وبتلقائية وصفاء نية كان جواب حواء:
2 فَقَالَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ لِلْحَيَّةِ: «مِنْ ثَمَرِ شَجَرِ الْجَنَّةِ نَأْكُلُ، 3 وَأَمَّا ثَمَرُ الشَّجَرَةِ الَّتِي فِي وَسَطِ الْجَنَّةِ فَقَالَ اللهُ: لاَ تَأْكُلاَ مِنْهُ وَلاَ تَمَسَّاهُ لِئَلاَّ تَمُوتَا».( سفر التكوين3-3 ، 2)
وهنا بدأ إبليس فى إستخدام أهم صفة يتصف بها وهى " الكذب "
4 فَقَالَتِ الْحَيَّةُ لِلْمَرْأَةِ: «لَنْ تَمُوتَا 5 بَلِ اللهُ عَالِمٌ أَنَّهُ يَوْمَ تَأْكُلاَنِ مِنْهُ تَنْفَتِحُ أَعْيُنُكُمَا وَتَكُونَانِ كَاللهِ عَارِفَيْنِ الْخَيْرَ وَالشَّرَّ». ( سفر التكوين 3-4 ، 5)
"لن تموتا" هذه بداية خداع إبليس للبشرية- الكذب -فهو عالم جيدا أن الله لا يهزى بأى كلام وما يقوله الله حق وصدق ويقين لا شك فيه، ولكن المرأة للأسف صدقتك كذب الشيطان وأيضا ضعفت وذلك لأنها...
6 فَرَأَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ أَنَّ الشَّجَرَةَ جَيِّدَةٌ لِلأَكْلِ، وَأَنَّهَا بَهِجَةٌ لِلْعُيُونِ، وَأَنَّ الشَّجَرَةَ شَهِيَّةٌ لِلنَّظَرِ. فَأَخَذَتْ مِنْ ثَمَرِهَا وَأَكَلَتْ، وَأَعْطَتْ رَجُلَهَا أَيْضًا مَعَهَا فَأَكَلَ. ( سفر التكوين3-6)
أخذت المرأة من الشجرة وأكلت وليس ذلك فقط بل وأخذت ثمارا أخرى فى يدها وانطلقت لأدم مبتهجة...ها قد أكلت من الشجرة ولم أموت كما قال الله لنا، كان أدم عالمآ أن الله لا يحيد عن كلمته وأن المرأة لابد وأن تموت....فإذا ماتت المرأة سيعود وحيدآ كما كان من قبل، فأخذ أدم من يد المرأة الثمرة وأكل- فإما أن نحيا سويآ أو نموت سويآ......
7 فَانْفَتَحَتْ أَعْيُنُهُمَا وَعَلِمَا أَنَّهُمَا عُرْيَانَانِ. فَخَاطَا أَوْرَاقَ تِينٍ وَصَنَعَا لأَنْفُسِهِمَا مَآزِرَ.( سفر التكوين3-7)
أوراق التين لن تدوم طويلا وستذبل وتعودا لعريكما ولكنكما تحتاجان لما يستركما طويلآ فما الحل وأين الخلاص؟؟!!
8 وَسَمِعَا صَوْتَ الرَّبِّ الإِلهِ مَاشِيًا فِي الْجَنَّةِ عِنْدَ هُبُوبِ رِيحِ النَّهَارِ، فَاخْتَبَأَ آدَمُ وَامْرَأَتُهُ مِنْ وَجْهِ الرَّبِّ الإِلهِ فِي وَسَطِ شَجَرِ الْجَنَّةِ.( سفر التكوين3-8)
كان أدم يأنس فى الجنة من قبل بوجود الرب الإله، وينعم بحضرته كل حين والآن هو يختبئ.....أين محبتك وثقتك وأنسك للإله يا أدم؟؟.....لم يجد أدم الأمان بداخله لأنه علم بشدة خطأه وجريمته فى حق الله ثم سأله الله ليس عن جهل بل ليستيقظ ضميره ويتذكر ما قد مضى من عشرته مع الله وأنسه بحضرته....
9 فَنَادَى الرَّبُّ الإِلهُ آدَمَ وَقَالَ لَهُ: «أَيْنَ أَنْتَ؟». 10 فَقَالَ: «سَمِعْتُ صَوْتَكَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ فَخَشِيتُ، لأَنِّي عُرْيَانٌ فَاخْتَبَأْتُ».( سفر التكوين3-9 ، 10)
ويزيد الإله من تأنيب أدم للنفسه فيسأله أيضآ....
11 فَقَالَ: «مَنْ أَعْلَمَكَ أَنَّكَ عُرْيَانٌ؟ هَلْ أَكَلْتَ مِنَ الشَّجَرَةِ الَّتِي أَوْصَيْتُكَ أَنْ لاَ تَأْكُلَ مِنْهَا؟».( سفر التكوين3-11)
وهنا يتألم أدم ألمآ شديدآ ويشعر بعظيم خطيته وتهاونه بحق الإله ولكنه كيف يستطيع الخروج من هذا المأزق والابتعاد عن عدل الله فى حكمه السابق؟؟؟
12 فَقَالَ آدَمُ: «الْمَرْأَةُ الَّتِي جَعَلْتَهَا مَعِي هِيَ أَعْطَتْنِي مِنَ الشَّجَرَةِ فَأَكَلْتُ». ( سفر التكوين3-12)
الآن يا أدم تلقى باللوم على المرأة؟؟ ألست أنت من آثر محبتها على محبة الله؟ ترك الله أدم قليلا لتأنيب ضميره وتوجه بالحديث مع المرأة...
13 فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ الإِلهُ لِلْمَرْأَةِ: «مَا هذَا الَّذِي فَعَلْتِ؟» فَقَالَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ: «الْحَيَّةُ غَرَّتْنِي فَأَكَلْتُ».( سفر التكوين3-13)
هذا هو ضعف الإنسان وهروبه من وجه الخالق حينما تقع الكارثة الناتجة عن مخالفة وصاياه، كل منهم يلقى باللوم على الأخر.
بالطبع، كان الإله عالما بما حدث من إبليس مع الحية ولذلك بدأ بتوقيع عقوبته للحية.....
14 فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ الإِلهُ لِلْحَيَّةِ: «لأَنَّكِ فَعَلْتِ هذَا، مَلْعُونَةٌ أَنْتِ مِنْ جَمِيعِ الْبَهَائِمِ وَمِنْ جَمِيعِ وُحُوشِ الْبَرِّيَّةِ. عَلَى بَطْنِكِ تَسْعَيْنَ وَتُرَابًا تَأْكُلِينَ كُلَّ أَيَّامِ حَيَاتِكِ.( سفر التكوين3-14)
ثم توجه بالحديث لإبليس فى شخص الحية قائلا:
15 وَأَضَعُ عَدَاوَةً بَيْنَكِ وَبَيْنَ الْمَرْأَةِ، وَبَيْنَ نَسْلِكِ وَنَسْلِهَا. هُوَ يَسْحَقُ رَأْسَكِ، وَأَنْتِ تَسْحَقِينَ عَقِبَهُ».( سفر التكوين3-15)
والمرأة المشار إليها هنا ونسلها ليس فقط مقصود بها حواء فقط، فإنها فى أصلها إشارة من الله لما هو مزمع أن يتممه فى وقت معلوم فقط عنده وحده، ثم توجه الإله بحديثه للمرأة....
16 وَقَالَ لِلْمَرْأَةِ: «تَكْثِيرًا أُكَثِّرُ أَتْعَابَ حَبَلِكِ، بِالْوَجَعِ تَلِدِينَ أَوْلاَدًا. وَإِلَى رَجُلِكِ يَكُونُ اشْتِيَاقُكِ وَهُوَ يَسُودُ عَلَيْكِ».( سفر التكوين3-16)
وبهذا أشار الله- بطريقة غير مباشرة -أن الأمور قد انقلبت رأسا على عقب حيث أنه سيكون للمرأة تعب فى ولادتها لأولادا، لابد أن هناك تغييرات ستطرأ على حياتهما، وأخيرآ توجه الرب الإله لآدم....
17 وَقَالَ لآدَمَ: «لأَنَّكَ سَمِعْتَ لِقَوْلِ امْرَأَتِكَ وَأَكَلْتَ مِنَ الشَّجَرَةِ الَّتِي أَوْصَيْتُكَ قَائِلاً: لاَ تَأْكُلْ مِنْهَا، مَلْعُونَةٌ الأَرْضُ بِسَبَبِكَ. بِالتَّعَبِ تَأْكُلُ مِنْهَا كُلَّ أَيَّامِ حَيَاتِكَ. 18 وَشَوْكًا وَحَسَكًا تُنْبِتُ لَكَ، وَتَأْكُلُ عُشْبَ الْحَقْلِ. 19 بِعَرَقِ وَجْهِكَ تَأْكُلُ خُبْزًا حَتَّى تَعُودَ إِلَى الأَرْضِ الَّتِي أُخِذْتَ مِنْهَا. لأَنَّكَ تُرَابٌ، وَإِلَى تُرَابٍ تَعُودُ».( سفر التكوين3-19:17)
والآن وبعد عصيان آدم وحواء للإله المحب العطوف الرحيم ينظر الرب الإله لأدم وحواء وقد غطيا عوراتهما بأوراق التين، التى سوف يأتيها وقت وتذبل وتسقط عنهما...وقد علم الله بجهلهما وعدم درايتهما بذلك وتتغلب محبة الله للإنسان على غضبه فبنفسه.....
21وَصَنَعَ الرَّبُّ الإِلهُ لآدَمَ وَامْرَأَتِهِ أَقْمِصَةً مِنْ جِلْدٍ وَأَلْبَسَهُمَا. ( سفر التكوين21:3)
من أين جاء الإله بهذا الجلد المصنوعة منه الأقمصة؟؟ لابد وأنه قد تم ذبح حيوان ما وأخذ الرب جلده وصنع منه الأقمصة.
من أجل سترهما فقط تم ذبح وموت مخلوق- حتى وإن كان حيوان - فهو من خليقة الله، تم سفك دمآ برئ ، فما هو ثمن الخلاص من الخطية ذاتها؟؟
لابد أن يكون هناك فداءآ ولكن أين ذلك الذى يستحق أن يقدمه آدم فداءآ عن نفسه وعن خطأه فى حق الإله؟؟؟
خرج آدم وحواء من جنة عدن وقد تملكتهما حسرة وحزن وآلام لا يمكن وصفها، إذ قد فقدا النعيم والهناء والراحة وخرجا إلى قفر الأرض ورمال صحراءها وجبالها القاحلة.
لكن الرب الإله لم ليكن ليترك هذا المخلوق الذى أحبه للهلاك، وبرغم أن الله قدوس عادل فهو أيضا رحيم ورحمته ومحبته للإنسان إقتضت أن يدبر تبديرآ تحتار منه العقول، تدبيرآ يجمع بين رحمته وعدله.
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Adam and Eve enjoyed a peaceful and secure life in the garden of Eden, and there were also birds and animals of all kinds living in peace and security.... All animals without exception were herbivores. The lion would not eat the deer, nor the Wolf would prey on the lamb. Snakes and scorpions would not contain deadly venom in them. Heaven was peaceful and perfect. Evil and aggression never shelter among those who dwell in the garden.
The serpent was not the same as it is today; it had legs and wings and was flying in all the places of heaven. One day, Satan asked the serpent to enter heaven, to open its mouth and carry it inside. God's command to Adam and Eve not to approach the tree of knowledge remained constant in their minds, and one day Eve turned away from Adam to a place close to that tree. And from inside the serpent, Satan saw Eve, and he learned from the serpent God's will to Adam and Eve regarding the tree of knowledge.....
1 The life was like the life of all the wild animals that the Lord God did and said to the woman: "Did God really say not to eat from every tree of the Garden?" (Genesis 3-1)
From the serpent's mouth, Satan asked the woman not for not knowing but for soliciting her to fulfill his desire to corrupt the woman and all that is with her, and with spontaneous and clear intent, Eve answered:
2 The woman said to the serpent: "From the fruit of the tree of the garden we eat, and 3 As for the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, God said, You may not eat from it or touch it, for you may not die." (Genesis 3-3, 2)
Here the Devil began to use the most important attribute of all, "the lie"
4 and the life said to the woman: "You will not die 5, but God knows that in the very day of your eating, your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and bad." (Genesis 3-4, 5)
This is the beginning of Satan's deception of humanity - the lie - for he is well aware that God is not shaken by whatever words and what God says is true, truthful and certain beyond doubt, but the woman who sadly believed you was the devil's lie and was also weakened because..
6 The woman saw that the tree was good to eat, that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was a delicacy to behold. So she took some of her fruit and ate it, and she also gave her man along with it, so that he ate. (Genesis 3-6)
She took the woman from the tree and ate and not only that, but also took other fruits in her hand and set off to rejoicing Adam... Now that I have eaten from the tree and have not died as God told us, Adam was aware that God did not deviate from his word and that the woman must die.... If the woman dies, he will return alone as before, and Adam will take the fruit from the woman's hand and eat it - live together or die together......
7 Their eyes were opened and they knew they were naked. So they sawed FIG leaves and made advantages for themselves. (Genesis 3-7)
The FIG leaves will not last long and will wither back to your nakedness, but you will need what will be left for long, what will be the solution and where will salvation be?
8 They heard the voice of the Lord God, walking in the Garden at the blowing of the wind of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the face of the Lord God in the midst of the trees of the Garden. (Genesis 3-8)
Adam was in heaven once in the presence of the Lord God, always in his presence and now he is hiding..... Where is your love, your trust, and your devotion to God, Adam? Youdaoplaceholder0 Adam did not find safety in him because he was deeply aware of his sin and his crime against God and then asked him, not about ignorance, but to awaken his conscience and to remember what had passed away in his association with God and to forget him in his presence....
9 The God called out to Adam and said to him: "Where are you?" He said: "I heard your voice in Paradise, and I was afraid, for I was naked, and I hid myself." (Genesis 3-9, 10) God adds to Adam's self-reproach and asks him even....
11 He said: "Who taught you that you are naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I told you not to eat?" (Genesis 3-11) Adam is in great pain and feels great sin and tribulation for God, but how can he get out of this situation and turn away from God's justice in his previous rule?
12 Adam said: "The woman that you put with me gave me from the tree, and I ate." (Genesis 3-12)
Adam, now you blame it on the woman? Aren't you the one whose love trumped God's? God left Adam a little to scold his conscience and went to talk to the woman...
13 The God said to the woman: "What is this he that you have done? The woman said: "The life tempted me, and I ate." (Genesis 3-13)
This is the weakness of man and his flight from the face of the Creator when the disaster of breaking his commandments strikes, each blaming the other. Of course, God was aware of what had happened from Satan to the serpent and so he began to punish the serpent.....
14 The Lord God said to the serpent: "For you have done this, you are cursed of all the beasts, and of all the beasts of the wilderness. On your belly you seek and eat every day of your life. Turning to the Devil in the serpent, he said: 15 and put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will bruise you in the head, and you will bruise him in the heel." (Genesis 3-15)
The woman referred to here and her offspring are not only meant by Eve, they are in their origin a signal from God of what he is intended to accomplish in a certain time only upon himself, and then God directs his talk to the woman....
16 And he said to the woman: "Many more I will multiply the troubles of your pregnancy; through pains you will give birth to children. And to your man there will be longing for you, and he will prevail over you." (Genesis 3-16)
God thus indirectly indicated that things had been turned upside down in that a woman would have a hard time giving birth to children, that there would have to be changes in their lives, and finally God directed Adam....
17 He said to Adam: "Because you listened to the voice of your woman and ate from the tree that I had commanded you, saying, You must not eat from it; the earth was cursed on your account. By tiredness you eat of it every day of your life. 18 thorns and thorns that will sprout for you, and you will eat the grass of the field. By the sweat of your face you eat bread until you return to the land from which you were taken. For dust you are, and to dust you will return." (Genesis 3-19:17)
Now that Adam and Eve have disobeyed the loving, compassionate, and merciful God, the Lord God looks upon Adam and Eve and has covered their nudity with FIG leaves, which time will come and wilt and fall from them... God became aware of their ignorance and ignorance, and God's love for man overcame his anger.....
21 The God God made garments for Adam and his wife out of skins and clothed them. (Genesis 21:3)
Where did God come from with this leather that is made of it? An animal must have been slaughtered and God took his skin and made T-shirts out of it. It was only because of their jacket that a creature, even an animal, was slaughtered and died because of God's creation, innocent blood was shed, and what was the price of being saved from sin itself? There must be redemption, but where is it that Adam deserves to offer for himself and for his SINS against God? Adam and Eve emerged from the garden of Eden with sadness and indescribable pain, losing their bliss and comfort and exiting to the wasteland of the earth and the barren sands and mountains of the desert. But the Lord God was not to leave this creature whom he loved to destruction, and although God is just, he is also merciful, and his mercy and love for man required him to devise a mind-baffled initiative, an arrangement combining his mercy and justice
{{ Next we'll talk about God's plan for the salvation of mankind.}}